A case study of coping strategies and landslides in two villages of Central-Eastern Nepal

Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen; Jaquet, Stéphanie; Derron, Marc‐Henri; Jaboyedoff, Michel; Devkota, Sanjaya

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.07.005

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“…Qualitative (field observation) and quantitative participatory approaches (household questionnaire survey) that were frequently used in earlier perception studies [23,24] were used for the primary data collection in August 2013. The questionnaire was designed with three sections (general information, perception of climate change, and perceptions of climate-related hazards) and 48 open-and close-ended questions based on earlier studies [25][26][27] (see Supplementary Appendix-A).…”

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Local people's perceptions of climate change and related hazards in mountainous areas of northern Thailand

Manandhar

Pratoomchai

Ono

et al. 2015

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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a b s t r a c tThis study investigates the perceptions of local people on climate change and related hazards in Yang Luang Village (YLV), which is located in the mountainous region of the Mae Chaem basin in northern Thailand. Furthermore, this study examines the differences between the perceptions of local people and scientific observations in this area. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used, and the data were collected from various sources. Results show that nearly 45% of households have personally perceived climate change, mainly in the form of increasing rainfall, decreasing number of rainy days in the last two decades and of extremely late rainfall in recent year's rainy season. A comparison of locals' perceptions and climatic observations shows that local people have correctly perceived rainfall changes, which have largely influenced the experiences and perceptions regarding climate-related hazards. More than 70% of households have perceived droughts and floods impacts on their livelihoods but have not completely understood their causes. They have correctly perceived the landslide resulted from increasing amounts of rainfall. However, they are unaware of increasing landslide trends, flood hazards and the associated potential risks. The results are helpful to assess the needs in terms of actions and information to facilitate climate-related hazard management at the local level in Thailand. Hazard awareness campaign, training and early warning system are necessary for breaking the low perception of potential hazards in YLV. Moreover, a hazard management strategy without waiting for proof of a trend coming from reviews of the climate science is essential.

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Local people's perceptions of climate change and related hazards in mountainous areas of northern Thailand

Manandhar

Pratoomchai

Ono

et al. 2015

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“…While ethnographies of societies that live with hazard are well-established in the social sciences, 54 archival history remains an underutilized resource for investigating how past societies have adapted to risky environments. For states with long histories, like Nepal, official archives represent a valuable repository of institutional memory (cf., Ref 55 ).…”

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The changing water cycle: the need for an integrated assessment of the resilience to changes in water supply in High‐Mountain Asia

Quincey¹,

Klaar²,

Haines³

et al. 2017

WIREs Water

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Water sourced from Asian mountains is vital to the survival of an estimated 1.4 billion people, but current and anticipated changes in snow, ice cover, and precipitation patterns may threaten these supplies and, in turn, the food security of tens of millions of people. Despite the severity of this developing environmental hazard, the relative importance of each component of the water cycle still needs more detailed study so that those communities who will experience the greatest extremes in supply can be identified. Specifically, data showing how the contribution of meltwater varies with increasing distance downstream are lacking for many mountain catchments, although the use of stable isotope tracers provides some hope in this regard. Imprinted on regional-scale hydroclimatological controls of water availability are local-scale cultural beliefs and practices that have evolved over centuries, which determine who is able to access water supplies, for how long, and for what purpose. Building the resilience of human populations and the environment to future changes in water supply therefore depends on effective interdisciplinary team working to develop an understanding of the complex interactions between physical, socioeconomic, cultural, and historical factors, and that can only be properly realized if local communities are considered as an integral part of the research team. Developing simple and practical methods for water management, storage, and societal adaptation that are appropriate to the socioeconomic and political conditions of mountain-dwelling communities will only be sustainable if they are built on this integrated knowledge base.

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“…Otherwise, it was emphasised that despite perceiving the existence of an eminent risk on the individual and community wellbeing, people continue to live in areas prone to natural risks (Sudmeier-Rieux et al, 2012).…”

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Perspectives on social vulnerability and ways to improve community resilience

Chicoş¹,

Huzui-Stoiculescu²,

Toth³

2017

Present Environment and Sustainable Development

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Scientific recognition of the resilience concept is becoming compelling in extending the way contemporary spatial systems are analysed as well as in defining a new approach in establishing spatial planning principles and policies. In this view, our study emphasises the issue of spatial development in areas prone to earthquakes, floods and landslides. Therefore, resilience requires the assessment of vulnerable spatial components. Local governance interventions are more or less focused on risk management measures. Moreover, building safer communities through risk governance relies on different variables. Making a distinction between risk components and the predictors of increased resilience could shed light on the local decision-making process. In this paper, vulnerability addresses the lack of safety in terms of individual, household and community wellbeing when the issue of environmental restrictions emerge. In order to reduce the vulnerability of communities living in natural risk prone areas, spatial planning often turns to interdisciplinary analysis methods that allow an in-depth perspective on the interplay between social and natural elements. As such, spatial planning stands as the first step in reducing social vulnerability and should approach the less explored advantages of participatory mapping and local knowledge systems.Risk and vulnerability were defined as highly correlated concepts in natural disaster research and analysis. When discussing the risk concept, we can distinguish two standpoints which aren't opposed by rather interconnected. One describes risk as a result of natural or technological hazards while the other focuses on the social construct and the social perception of risk, this being the perspective of our study as well. From this viewpoint, risk is a concept shaped by all social groups present in a society or community. The approach based on risk perception

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A case study of coping strategies and landslides in two villages of Central-Eastern Nepal

Cited by 54 publications

References 27 publications

Local people's perceptions of climate change and related hazards in mountainous areas of northern Thailand

Local people's perceptions of climate change and related hazards in mountainous areas of northern Thailand

The changing water cycle: the need for an integrated assessment of the resilience to changes in water supply in High‐Mountain Asia

Perspectives on social vulnerability and ways to improve community resilience

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